Medical Journal Houston Vol. 11, Issue 8, November 2014
Legal Affairs: OIG signals more lenient view on certain arrangements in proposed rule, see page 4
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November 2014 • Volume 11, Issue 8 • $3.50
Special Report: Growth and Expansion Planning
INSIDE
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Moon Shots program
begins to spin off
innovation
see page 12
INDEX
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Financial Perspectives.......3
Legal Affairs......................4
Breaking Ground............5
Integrative Medicine.........6
Physicians Forum.............7
Hospital Headlines.........12
THA................................13
Texas Children’s Hospital redefines patient
care with satellite campus business model
By Gary Owens, AIA, ACHA, LEED
AP, Senior Principal, FKP Architect
The ability to support overall organizational
strategy while simultaneously creating
value for patients and the organization is
an unfamiliar and untested business model
for many hospitals. Yet, it’s a change Texas
Children’s Hospital believes must occur
to meet the demand for readily accessible
services in growing areas.
Texas Children’s recognizes that patients
and families do not access care in the same
way they have historically, and that it’s the
hospital’s responsibility to evolve its care
model to meet the needs of its patients. In
response, Texas Children’s has taken an
innovative approach to its growth strategies
through investment in satellite hospital
campuses which offer more services than
traditional community clinics and health
care centers. They believe providing care
at a satellite campus creates value for both
the patient and the organization through
increased access and an enhanced patient
experience.
Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands,
currently in design in The Woodlands area
north of Houston, is the latest project to
come out of the hospital’s new business
model. From concept to creation, the new
campus will solidify the way the hospital
and its partners deliver health care services.
Book Review:
Integrative Nursing
see page 6
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Focus & Feasibility
For more than 10 years, Texas Children’s
has operated The Woodlands Health
Center, offering specialty care, supported
by inpatient pediatric and neonatal care
at neighboring St Luke’s The Woodlands
Hospital. However, the acute and critical
Rendering of the new Texas Children’s Hospital campus in The Woodlands
care required for children has always been
somewhat difficult for an adult hospital. As
well, population growth in The Woodlands
area has created considerable stress on
the existing Houston-based hospitals and
clinics. The Woodlands population already
exceeds 1.1 million people, with 30 percent
of the people under 18 years of age. The area
is expected to realize double digit growth
over the next three years.
In light of growth and the need for easier
patient access, Texas Children’s sought to
provide more services than were possible at
the Health Center and put into practice the
recently successful health care expansion
business model of Texas Children’s Hospital
West Campus in Katy, Texas.
In late 2012, Texas Children’s called on
FKP Architects to prepare a feasibility
study for a full-service satellite campus. The
study outlined specific services that could
be successful at the satellite campus and
evaluated land for the purpose of creating a
second Texas Children’s-owned full service
satellite campus.
Soon after, the hospital opted to pursue
a multi-phased care service and building
approach.
Considering Operationalization
With guidance from FKP, Texas Children’s
focused on operationalization, or putting
the initial strategic plan in motion. The
goal of this phase of the business model
was to define the satellite’s individual
purpose, as well as its greater role within
the organizational strategy. The broad
considerations
addressed
required
involvement of hospital administrators,
medical staff and board members to get
a holistic view of how a satellite might
function on day 1, day 1,000 and beyond.
Please see GROWTH AND EXPANSION page 14
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